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How to turn off the reviewing, editing, and view feature?

Since the reviewing, editing, and viewing feature I cannot copy and paste from a read only document. I have to gain access to even copy and paste. My job requires me to copy and paste from upwards of 10 documents. Since word won't let me copy and paste…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2022-09-01T19:39:16+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

When moving word 2013 window it drags/lags behind the mouse.

When i move the window it has this weird lag. When i move my mouse it does move but has a clear lag behind it. This isn't so bad because nothing else lags and i can write just fine, but its still annoying if i need to move the window.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2016-02-06T15:52:03+00:00
Anonymous
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Google Drive now supported in Word for iPad?

So Word for iPad's latest update allows integration with Google Drive, but I can't get it to work. I checked in 'Add a place' - I can select OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, Dropbox or Sharepoint, but no sign of (Google) Drive. Under ". . .…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2015-02-24T08:32:55+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Disable "pick up where you left off"

Have any of you figured out how to turn this "Welcome back, pick up where you left off" bookmark thing? I've gone through all the options and add-ins I can find, and I can't make it stop doing this. Thanks!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2013-05-22T16:45:22+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot align objects in a drawing canvas

I have several clipart objects in a drawing canvas and I want to align them with each other and within the canvas. The alignment options are all greyed out regardless of whether I have "align to page" or "align to canvas"…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2010-07-08T15:31:05+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Open each spreadsheet in a new instance of Excel 2010

How do I configure Excel to open a new instance of Excel each time I open an existing spreadsheet.  I am sure I have done this once but I think network settings have removed this functionality.  I am using Office 2010 on Vista.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2011-02-18T11:48:00+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I retrieve an unsaved word file on a mac - using mac office 2011?

Can't seem to find temp files anywhere

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2011-09-26T23:58:00+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

I want to access my HOTMAIL account, but it keeps sending me to Outlook. Don't want that. All my emails are in Hotmail. Please help me get my Hotmail account back.

How can I access my old HOTMAIL account. All my emails are there, not in Outlook. I don't like nor want the new Outlook. I want access to my HOTMAIL account. The email addresses are different.

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2024-09-04T20:21:02+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

how can I remove the ads from my email in outlook on my android phone?

I have a paid subscription to Microsoft 365. In Outlook on my pixel, I am seeing ads that I don't see on my notebook or desktop device. If I delete 1 ad, another replaces it. This is a new (less than a week) happening. It's annoying, especially since I…

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for Android | For business
asked 2024-06-02T17:03:47+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

New Outlook mode - Light/Dark background setting

Where can I find the below setting when I'm in the "New Outlook" mode: If you prefer, you can disable dark mode so that the message window is always white when using the black theme. The icons to switch dark mode on or off are disabled when you…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2023-05-04T12:42:24+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

All Junk hotmail coming to inbox started today 20 Feb 2023

All hotmail / outlook Junk mail coming to inbox ? Despite these emails still saying they are classed as junk. This has suddenly started today. I've cleared my cache and deleted all in junk box. Can't find any settings in junk mail other than safe…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2023-02-20T13:06:27+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

Not receiving desktop notifications in 'New Outlook'

I have enabled desktop notifications in the New Outlook app. But once I close the app, I don't receive notifications from the app. I have also enabled desktop notifications in the windows settings too. When I open the app, I get notifications of new…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2023-05-30T08:04:40+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

working with Outlook web interface on firefox; constant keyboard glitching while typing a message

Hi, I use the Outlook web interface on firefox. I keep running into a strange bug. I'll start typing an e-mail message, and all of a sudden, my keystrokes are interpreted as commands instead of text. For instance, I'll type a word with an "n"…

Outlook | Web | Outlook on the web for business | Email
asked 2021-11-08T19:39:42+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using aliases from the new Outlook app for Android

I'm having trouble using the new Microsoft Outlook app to send e-mails from different aliases under the same account. I have my primary (and original) e-mail added, but when I compose a new message, it no longer gives me all my other e-mail aliases from …

Outlook | Outlook for mobile | Outlook for Android | For business
asked 2015-06-17T21:32:04+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Did February 2017 Office 365 update break Outlook Search?

I upgraded 2 computers to the Office 365 February update: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-new-and-improved-in-Office-2016-for-Office-365-95c8d81d-08ba-42c1-914f-bca4603e1426?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US Ever since then search is broken…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2017-03-14T00:36:33+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

Unable to delete contacts.

I called Microsoft's 800 number for technical support and they say that the only support is Microsoft Community. The Microsoft representative says that this is the only forum or place to get help.  Are there any Microsoft employees who can help me with…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Contacts
asked 2012-10-30T21:11:30+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

When phishing scams are reported to Outlook what happens to them?

I reported two phishing scams to Outlook by clicking on the drop down "report phishing scam" in the Outlook mail app. Where does the phish e-mail go and is it reported to the genuine company, in this case a bank? Also, why can't a suspicious…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2013-08-15T03:33:40+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Teams for Android does not work with Bluetooth.

Teams will not recognise Bluetooth headphones when joining calls. I have tried restarting, clearing cache, clearing storage and reinstalling. I have tried multiple different models of headphones from completely different manufacturers. I have tried…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Audio and video
asked 2022-12-06T00:51:43+00:00
Anonymous
89 answers

Cumulative updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 - August 2022

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on August 9th, 2022. Windows 11 Windows 11 (original release): KB5016629 Build 22000.856 August 9, 2022—KB5016629 (OS Build 22000.856)…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2022-08-09T17:33:16+00:00
Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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In Windows 11 file explorer navigation pane, how do I move Quick Access pins back to the top of the list?

When I updated my machine to Windows 11, the quick access items were moved beneath OneDrive in the File Explorer navigation pane. This is a big inconvenience since I always have my OneDrive folder expanded and can no longer scroll to the top to access my…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2022-11-12T22:09:14+00:00
Anonymous